Wen's trip deepens solidarity, mutual trust between China and Eurasian neighbors: FM (4)

ADDING IMPETUS TO CHINA-RUSSIA STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP

Yang said that China-Russia relations have entered a new stage where both countries regard each other as a new development opportunity and a cooperation partner of priority, which is required for both countries' development and revitalization as well as world peace and stability.

Yang said the regular China-Russia premiers' meeting mechanism has played a very important role in advancing China-Russia relations. He stressed that Wen's visit is the first meeting between the premiers of the two countries after the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. The two sides focused on planning bilateral pragmatic cooperation under the new circumstances to further advance bilateral strategic coordination.

Leaders of China and Russia lauded the positive role of the regular China-Russia premiers' meeting mechanism and agreed to keep it going and jointly explore broader prospects for bilateral friendly cooperation, Yang said.

Reviewing the current world situation, Wen noted that China and Russia need to constantly deepen political and strategic mutual trust, expand pragmatic cooperation, speed up their own development, protect their common interests, and push for greater roles of the mechanisms like the United Nations, the Group of 20, the SCO and BRICS to promote the multipolarization and sustainable development of the world.

In order to further advance cooperation between China and Russia, Yang said that Wen has put forward a seven-point proposal -- striving to expand bilateral trade to 100 billion U.S. dollars earlier before the target year of 2015; advancing all-round cooperation in energy to enhance energy security of both countries and sustainable development; expanding cooperation in such key areas as investment, deep processing, high-tech and innovation and promote cooperation on major strategic projects featuring joint research and development and joint production in the areas of aeronautics and astronautics; taking full advantage of regular meetings of local leaders of both countries to boost region-to-region cooperation between the two countries; giving free play to market mechanisms and lending support and convenience to enterprises on policy and management levels; further expanding cultural exchanges and, in particular, holding a successful China Tourism Year in Russia and implement the 10-year program on future cultural cooperation; actively participating in global economic governance to facilitate reforms of international economic and financial system.

During the visit, the two countries signed a joint communique of the 17th regular meeting between Chinese and Russian prime ministers as well as a number of bilateral cooperative documents, Yang said.

The Russian leaders said that the Russia-China relationship is an example of new-type relations between responsible powers, and that the Russian side fully agrees with China's proposals on promoting bilateral ties.

They also said Russia is willing to work with China to further strengthen high-level contacts and strategic coordination, expand exchanges and cooperation in such fields as economics and trade, energy, aeronautics and astronautics, transport, and high technology, to advance bilateral relations further.

Russian media spoke highly of the outcome of Wen's visit to Russia and the important significance of the China-Russia relations, believing that the long-term, sound and stable development of the China-Russia relations has vigorously safeguarded the common interests of the two countries, which is also beneficial to the world, Yang said.

Yang described Wen's visit as a successful trip for consolidating good neighborliness and friendship and deepening cooperation with neighboring countries. The trip has boosted cooperation within the SCO in various fields as well as new developments of China-Kyrgyzstan and China-Russia ties.

He said that China will follow the foreign policy set at the 18th CPC National Congress, advocate the spirit of equality and mutual trust, inclusiveness and mutual learning, and cooperation for win-win results.

China will work with countries in the region to create a political environment of unity and cooperation, maintain a peaceful and stable security environment, and build a development environment for mutually beneficial cooperation, among others, to bring more benefits to the countries and peoples in the regions and make greater contribution to world peace, stability and development.

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